Ep 43: Maya's Curse Unveiled: The Friar Diego De Landa Enigma

Author: Farz Sokhansanj
Published: Mon 28 Aug 2023
Episode Link: https://doomed-to-fail.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-43-mayas-curse-unveiled-the-friar-diego-de-landa-enigma-U6qvJ4ts

Ok. Taylor does not hold back here on how mad she is at this week’s historical subject – in 1562 Franciscan Friar Diego de Landa was so convinced that the Mayan gods were the work of the Christian Devil that he burned all of the Mayan history he could find. Literally, burned in a pile of fire, books, and sculptures, and histories.

At the very least it’s a tragedy of epic proportions and only adds to our never-ending terror that most of the history of the world remains unknown.

Pic of this ahole via Creative Commons + pics Taylor took at museums + #midjourney

🎧 Maya Warfare & Sacrifice - 🎧 The Ancients - History Hit

Elizabeth Graham - Professor of Mesoamerican Archaeology

Amazon.com: Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People (Hispanic American Heritage Stories) eBook : Antonio Hernandez, Marcos: Kindle Store

Stream 3. The Mayan Collapse - Ruins Among the Trees by Fall of Civilizations Podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

The Maya - Michael D. Coe

The Lost Village of Cerén in El Salvador

William Gates, Introduction to his translation of Diego De Landa, "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest"

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